Ilion, Marc Aurel, bronze (CN type 18769)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
176–179 n. Chr.
Issuing entity
TroasCoin type in bronze struck at Ilion in Troas under Marc Aurel dated 176–179 n. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 18769. Obverse: Bust of Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum. Reverse: Nude Poseidon standing right, left foot on rock, holding trident in right arm and dolphin in left hand, leaned on his left knee.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 31 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 14.36 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Ilion
- Region
- Troas
- Authority type
- City
- Issuing authority
- Marc Aurel
Design
- Obverse type
- Bust of Commodus, right, wearing cuirass and paludamentum.
- Reverse type
- Nude Poseidon standing right, left foot on rock, holding trident in right arm and dolphin in left hand, leaned on his left knee.
- Obverse legend
- Λ ΑVΡ ΚΟΜΟΔΟϹ ΚΑΙϹ ΓЄΡ
- Reverse legend
- ΙΛΙΕΩΝ
Identification
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/18769
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 18769
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 56, nr. T 173
- external concordance
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution